पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra76.77°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha286.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra302.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani283.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Melbourne, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:46 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:30
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:13
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:52 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:30 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:09 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:30 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:52 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870803.27
Julian Day2459268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.76°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1484°), declination -9.81°, EoT -13.97 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2021-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)